‘We will put emergency on corruption, Tinubu must be held to account’ - Peter Obi

During a campaign stop in Enugu, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Mr Peter Obi, vowed that corruption would be eliminated under his administration. He addressed the situation in Nigeria, citing widespread poverty, unemployment, and insecurity as direct consequences of widespread corruption and embezzlement of public funds. Obi lamented that the government was failing to address these pressing issues, which he attributed primarily to malfeasance by those in power.

The former Anambra governor called for transparency and accountability, pledging that all public funds would be utilized for the betterment of the populace. In order to ensure this, Obi insisted that the president-elect be held accountable for the utilization of nearly $100 billion borrowed during his term, and demanded that he campaign across the entire country to demonstrate his commitment to the Nigerian people.

Furthermore, Obi downplayed the role of ethnicity in the electoral process, stating that voters should consider his qualifications before casting their ballots. He urged all candidates to actively engage with the electorate, and criticized President Bola Tinubu's decision to limit his campaign efforts to a subset of the nation's states. Obi emphasized that the current president must campaign across all 36 states, providing transparency into his actions and expenditures over the past three years.